New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-02
CONTROLLER LOEW Sues 1.-THE TuES~
he DEMANDS 100000 DAMAGES FOR LIBEL

he DEMANDS 100000 DAMAGES FOR LIBEL
GROUNDS OF THE COMPLAINT.
Controller f. " Loew through his attorneys Evarts
Choate and Beaman. has begun libel silt in the
Gupreme Court against The New-YOrk Times " AssOcia
ton and George Jones for the sum o. based on
charge. printed In The Times concerning his acts as
Controller. copy of the summons and complaint have
been served Mr. Jones the responsible head Of THE
Times Association
The COMPLAINT sets forth that the complainant is
and has been December 10. 1884 the Controller Of
this cty and rs such head OF the Finance Depart
ment OF the city BY yrtde Of his Office the complainant
was "A member OF the Aqueduct Board Before January
os, 1856, the Aqueduct Commissioners had advertised
for bids Section IL OF the work the Aqueduct
This section and is considered by the Commissioners
and the engineers employed the work, the most I'M
portant and difficult work Of construction the Aque
duct For this the Commissioners exercised the
utmost in choosing the contractors who were tn
perform the work. Tho firm OF OBrien Il Clark were
contractors engaged In Aqueduc work similar to that
contemplated Herman Clark the contractor for the
work of another and difficult section OF the Aqueduct,
known az Section A. Immediately adjacent to Section ID
ODrien & Clark contractors OF great experience
I'm the particular OF work In question and OF great
financial ability. For these the contract for
Section IL was awarded TO OBreD Clark by the Com
mtssioners. the complainant voting fort.
The also that during and before 1886
and at the present time there s firm of bankers anu
brolcrs known rs W. H. Goadby * Co., OF which firm
W. II. Goadby - a member. On or about october Ia
1887 the Controller says the defendants printed false
and scandalous article charging that lie had been init
mate with John Keenan,. and was the Prime Minister
Of the now humble monarch OF boodlcdom." The same
article says that January 20, 1856 the Aqueduct
Commissioners in executive session. opened the bids FOR
Section - Before the meeting at which the contract
was 10 be awarded January 90 1886 all OF the Nom
hers OF the Board had received notice by certain political
leaders I'm the state that II their desire that OBcn
lar sbo
make good the erpenses OF the state camp OF
the preceding fall Brcn flarks The highest bd
and OF Rogers " co. the lowest Peterson Beck
with cos bid $50, 900 less than that OF OBrten
Clark not the lowest The CONTRACT was let 10
with price originally bid by the latter The
civ Il Ia charged was therefore compelled to nay
for the work than IL needed to- and this
amount was used take the notes OF certain promi
politicians which had been discounted 10 raise
funds the campaign. Mr. Loew voted To give tho
contract OBricn Clark and was TO that extent re-
spon-ihe The complainant charges that In this article
hi. personal and Official integrity inpugnel, and
the declaration made that he had been actuated by
wicked and corrupt motives In hls conduct OF the onccs
OF Aqucuct Commissioner and Controller the defend
ant knowing such allegations To be- false.
Another cause OF complaint IL alleged 10 De contained
in nj article printed In The Times on October "a,
Goaby, OF W. H. Goaby Co, stock brokers' II not his
brothcr-inlaw equally near relative and what &c
count had been opened with ". III. G0adby * Co "
OBren Clark either Of them for the account Of Mr.
I0cw in stock transactions. and II il true that
such accounts have show large profits 10 the credit or
Mr. Incw. Thrso questions are declared To imply that
awarding tue contract IN OBrten clark. by
which city OF SewYork had ost S8s 600 and that In
consideration Of such services ODTten Clark or nno
Of the nrm. had opened an a;cOLu. IL 'oadby 4
OF tho complain ant and that latter had
made large profits all or which known BY the de
PENDANTS 10 be false and malicious